‘Pushed me to take pointless leaves as an alternative’: Worker pleased with European group, criticises Indian HR over WFH challenge


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Getting do business from home approvals out of your supervisor could be fairly the duty. It may be all of the extra irritating when after lastly getting the a lot awaited approval, you can not avail your do business from home attributable to another causes. 

An worker working with a European firm just lately claimed in a Reddit put up that the organisation’s “worker pleasant” setting is changing into poisonous because of the Indian work tradition. He stated that the Indian administration doesn’t let the staff benefit from the perks provided by the corporate. 

“I’ve commented many instances on this sub about how worker pleasant is my office – no working extra time, a versatile 8 hour shift, hybrid (4 days workplace every week). I’ve spent a yr right here and truthfully, I’m fairly completely satisfied. However I feel typically, the Indian mindset would not allow us to take pleasure in these perks,” he stated in his put up. 

The person accused the corporate’s Indian HR of denying him a do business from home when he wanted it essentially the most. He additional stated that he just lately bought a sprain in his foot and needed to keep at house for two weeks since travelling within the metro was not possible. On account of this, he took every week’s depart and requested his Europe-based supervisor for one-week do business from home for the following week. 

“The Indian HR was towards it and pushed me to take pointless leaves as an alternative, which I used to be saving for one thing else later this yr. Now, I will have an enormous backlog once I come again. Whereas I am utterly effective and able to working proper now. And since all of my work is distant, it is absurd to not be capable to do business from home,” the person stated in direction of the top of his put up. 

Reddit customers had been fast to share their takes on the person’s state of affairs. One person requested: “Did you remind the HR that you’re not a manufacturing facility employee??” To this, the person replied that the HR provided him leaves and wished him to get well properly. 

“HRs are nothing however glorified receptionists. They shouldn’t be approving or rejecting your leaves— that’s the job of the supervisor,” one other Redditor wrote. 

“Isn’t the managers choice last ? I don’t suppose my HR even is aware of once I’m on depart or once I’m on wfh,” a 3rd person commented. “Identical story in every single place… Indian of us spoil the lives of Indians even whereas firangi is completely okay so long as supply is on observe,” a fourth person famous.